Folic acid 5 mg/ml injection solution at ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE
869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1801366711
$0.86
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$4.50
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$1.42 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $5.90 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $1.42 | ↑ +65% |
| BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.97 | ↑ +129% |
| NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | $2.03 | ↑ +136% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $2.05 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $2.08 | ↑ +142% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $2.12 | ↑ +147% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.28 | ↑ +165% |
| HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $3.02 | ↑ +251% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $3.10 | ↑ +260% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.26 | ↑ +279% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $3.83 | ↑ +345% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $4.50 | ↑ +423% |
| DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | $4.95 | ↑ +476% |
| INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | $4.95 | ↑ +476% |
| CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | $5.85 | ↑ +580% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $5.90 | ↑ +586% |
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Folic acid 5 mg/ml injection solution at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $131.66 | $0.06 – $0.06 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $101.18 | $18.09 – $52.26 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $131.66 | $0.06 – $0.06 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $131.66 | $0.06 – $0.06 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $131.66 | $0.06 – $0.06 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $122.25 | $0.06 – $0.06 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $122.25 | $0.06 – $0.06 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $131.66 | $0.06 – $0.06 |